A SHIPLEY care home has been put in special measures after being ranked inadequate by quality watchdogs.

Redburn House in Bradford Road, Shipley which has accommodation for up to ten people with mental health needs and runs supported living services in the community, was visited unannounced by Care Quality Commission inspectors in March.

During a previous inspection in August 2015, inspectors had found three breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 linked to Good Governance, Safe Care and Treatment and Staffing and by this March improvements had still not been made.

Medicines were not being managed in a safe way, said inspectors. Stock levels of medicines were found not to be matching with what was recorded which meant some medications were unaccounted for. Some medicines were also not being given in line with the prescribers instructions.

A lack of risk assessments and incidents not always being managed in a safe way were also noted by inspectors.

“We saw where medication errors and behavioural incidents had occurred robust preventative measures were not always put in place. We were concerned that behavioural incidents had occurred where staff had not received appropriate training,” said the report.

Some parts of the home were found unsafe because they had not been adequately checked and maintained by staff and there were a number of key omissions with some staff not receiving even basic training in subjects such as behaviours that challenge and mental health awareness.

Care records were found to be difficult and confusing to navigate which meant there was a risk of inappropriate care and support being provided, said the inspectors.

Despite the inadequate ranking, the home was found to be good at caring. Now it is in special measures it will be kept under review and will be inspected again in the next six months.

Redburn House owner Rachel Flerin said: “Our care is good. We are working with the council and with the CQC. We have taken all the appropriate action. We have done everything now but the CQC says it is what happens on the day.”

In the same round of inspections, the CQC found Sherrington House in Heaton Road, Heaton, and Burley Hall VCare Home in Cornmill Lane, Burley-in-Wharfedale to be requiring improvement.

Cottingley Hall Care Home in Bradford Road,Bingley, and Weaver Court in Idlecroft Road, Idle, were found to be overall good.

Under the CQC’s new programme of inspections, all of England’s adult social care services are being given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led.

Debbie Westhead, CQC’s Deputy Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care in the North, said: “Whenever we find a service to be Inadequate, we will take further action on behalf of the people who use the service.”